Top graphic novels of all time

In his 80th anniversary year, DC Entertainment’s Man of Steel has proven himself to still be the top superhero, with Diamond Comic Distributors announcing last year’s Action Comics No. 1000 as the top-selling comic of 2018, The oversized special edition, which featured writer Brian Michael Bendis’s debut on the Superman franchise ahead of his Man of Steel relaunch last summer, was the best-seller in a year that saw single issue comic book sales rise 3.3 percent compared with 2017 sales, according to Diamond. It also helped DC become the number two publisher of 2018, with two additional books in the year’s Top 10 issues — Batman No. 50 (The non-wedding issue) and The Batman Who Laughs No. 1. The number one publisher of the year was Marvel Entertainment, with an impressive seven books in the top 10. Fascinatingly, four of those comics come from the same writer, with Dan Slott’s Fantastic Four No. 1 and the final three issues of his Amazing Spider-Man … [Read more...] about Top Selling Comics of 2018 Revealed (Exclusive)

1 of 43 View 43 Items Focus Features Justin Theroux stars as Melvin Wulf in Mimi Leder's "On the Basis of Sex," a Focus Features release. Related Link 'Avengers: Endgame' tops list of most-anticipated films of 2019. Here's what else made the list SALT LAKE CITY — Although we're heading into January's movie wasteland, the first half of 2019 has more than enough films to get people into the theaters, including the two much-anticipated Marvel movies, "Captain Marvel" and "Avengers: Endgame." Throw in some decent-looking sequels — notably "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World," "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part," "Toy Story 4" and a new "Men in Black" movie — and business looks promising for studios this year. Note: All release dates are subject to change. January 'On the Basis of Sex' Rating: PG-13 Release date: Jan. 11 It's good to be RBG. Following up last year's hit Sundance documentary, this feature film stars … [Read more...] about ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ ‘Lego Movie 2,’ and 28 more films to get excited about in the first half of 2019

1 of 43 View 43 Items Chuck Zlotnick, Marvel Studios This image released by Marvel Studios shows, from left, Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo and Benedict Wong in a scene from "Avengers: Infinity War." "Avengers: Endgame" comes out April 26, 2019. Related Link 'Avengers: Endgame' tops list of most-anticipated films of 2019. Here's what else made the list SALT LAKE CITY — Although we're heading into January's movie wasteland, the first half of 2019 has more than enough films to get people into the theaters, including the two much-anticipated Marvel movies, "Captain Marvel" and "Avengers: Endgame." Throw in some decent-looking sequels — notably "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World," "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part," "Toy Story 4" and a new "Men in Black" movie — and business looks promising for studios this year. Note: All release dates are subject to change. January 'On the Basis of Sex' Rating: … [Read more...] about ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ ‘Lego Movie 2,’ and 29 more films to get excited about in the first half of 2019

Since 2014, brothers Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy have been playing Dungeons & Dragons with their father, Clint not merely for the fun of the game; they’ve been sharing their exploits with the internet via fan-favorite podcast The Adventure Zone. As of July 17, however, The Adventure Zone won’t merely be a bi-weekly audio adventure; the McElroys have teamed up with artist Casey Pietsch and First Second Books for The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins, a graphic novel based on the first story arc from the podcast. Heat Vision spoke to Justin and Griffin McElroy, as well as Pietsch, about translating the story between media, and how the podcast became a comic book in the first place. Justin and Griffin, you’ve been doing The Adventure Zone as a podcast for almost four years by this point. What’s behind the decision to turn it into a graphic novel? Griffin: That’s a good question. I think part of it is, is that we really grew up on comics. Our … [Read more...] about How ‘The Adventure Zone’ Went From ‘D&D’ Podcast to Graphic Novel

x Being someone who owns each and every DC Universe animated movie, I can’t help but feel how the line is coming full circle. Back in 2007, Superman: Doomsday began the party by telling a truncated account of the Man of Steel’s demise and resurrection. Awesome as that flick was, I can’t wait to see the story expanded into two films, those being The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen, the latter of which will debut in 2019. For the time being, we’re going to focus on the first in the two-part epic that’s providing a new perspective on one of the highest selling graphic novels of all time. Given that milestone, it came as no surprise when last week’s trailer reveal lit the internet ablaze, causing us to suspect that a formal announcement regarding the home video release was set to follow. Thankfully, our assumption proved correct, as we’re happy to confirm that The Death of Superman will be made available via Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo … [Read more...] about The Death Of Superman Blu-Ray Release Date And Extras Revealed